Science on Stage: From Doctor Faustus to CopenhagenPrinceton University Press, 05.06.2018 - 288 Seiten Science on Stage is the first full-length study of the phenomenon of "science plays"--theatrical events that weave scientific content into the plot lines of the drama. The book investigates the tradition of science on the stage from the Renaissance to the present, focusing in particular on the current wave of science playwriting. |
Inhalt
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1 The Tradition of Science Plays | 15 |
2 Why Theater? The Appeal of Science Plays Now | 41 |
3 Living Newspapers and Other Plays about Physics and Physicists | 61 |
The Epistemology of Intention | 91 |
The Natural Sciences on Stage | 111 |
6 Mathematics and Thermodynamics in the Theater | 128 |
Medicine under the Scalpel | 155 |
Staging History and Truth | 182 |
New Trends in Science and Theater | 199 |
An Annotated List | 219 |
Notes | 231 |
Bibliography | 253 |
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Science on Stage: From Doctor Faustus to Copenhagen Kirsten Shepherd-Barr Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2012 |